I still get the same problems as you do, Addison. It seems to be only with gmail, and like you I tried re-setting up Gmail account and it wouldn't let me save it. I think it's because I had my old one still, and perhaps it saw the same imap and smtp address -- but I created a new 'Gmail2' account (which saved just fine) and that one still did not connect at all.

But just two days ago I set up Modest to work with IMAP just fine for my work account. It connects, downloads, sends -- everything.

I wonder if it's something with gmail or some certificate like you show? I have been using the secure gmail connection (https) for a few years now and can't imagine that is what's causing the problem.

I will search around and see if I can completely uninstall all Modest settings and see if that makes a difference.

I might try seeing if POP works for gmail, which I haven't tried in a while (just IMAP).

I had been using Claws Mail lately, but I really like the simple, non-bloated feel of Modest.

I'm beginning to wonder if it's a permissions issue. I did set up a POP gmail account, and that one worked. The IMAP one does not (I just re-checked the settings listed on gmail to make sure they were right).

So then I did a ping to imap.gmail.com, and it responded correctly, but it surprised me that I needed to type 'sudo' to get ping working correctly. Shouldn't ping be available to 'user'?

I then was trying to fire up modest from command line from 'user' or 'root', but it does not fire up from the command line (in osso_xterm) -- which I would expect it would.

Maybe all this is normal.

I sometimes ssh onto my n810, which necessitates being user 'root', and maybe I screwed up some permission at one time that modest needs. Maybe it can't delete some file related to gmail that it wants to when I re-set it up.

For the heck of it, I re-flashed my n810 and Modest Mail still does not work with Gmail IMAP (Claws does).

Addison -- would you mind checking your 'Certificate Manager' under control panel and see if you have a Google certificate?

When I first set up a Gmail IMAP account, it asks to accept a certificate; when I view it, the signature field says 'BAD'. My date/time are correct on the n810, which I know can be a problem sometimes.